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Trends that will shape digital commerce in Malaysia in 2022

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Malaysia is an emerging country in terms of online shopping. The online trend has driven people crazy, and no more wait for the weekend to go market or mall to have their stuff. Digital purchasing has made people more comfortable and indulged in getting the products at their homes in real-time. In Malaysia, 98.5%

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Through trade, countries are able to buy agri-food produce from other parts of the world that are not able to grow efficiently on their own land (or region) or are not in season. He has been the architect of agri-food clusters in Indonesia and Malaysia. These products are distributed back into the retail channel.

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Risk Management in Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This trend is also better known as the evolution of halal or when applied to an organisation: the corporate halal maturity. The answers to these Muslim consumer needs and wants are in the alignment of the corporate halal maturity with these halal market trends and embracing more advanced halal standards by brand owners.

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Malaysia E-Commerce Digital Trends in 2022 and the Role of Logistics

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Malaysia followed a similar path, reporting a 37 percent increase in e-commerce sales by 2020. In the first nine months of 2021, the Department of Statistics Malaysia reported a 23.1 percent increase in e-commerce, indicating that this trend is here to stay. The move towards convenience goes hand in hand with the above trend.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Is this the end of the outsourcing trend? Over the past years there have been active government policies in Western countries, like in Europe and the USA, to reduce farming by government or institutional investors buying farmland from farmers. Megatrends (Possibly) Shaping Supply Chain Trends: Technology. Only future will tell.

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Decoding the cross-border eCommerce puzzle

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Notably, the APAC countries have seen a significant change in consumer buying behavior. The consumers in Malaysia, for instance, want to buy a product in Singapore can now buy it from their own country. It helps you understand the complete detail of your local customer as shopping trends vary from region to region.